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A case of Y-shaped left coronary artery from the aorta in aVesperugo pipistrellus embryo is presented and its embryological origin discussed.
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Conte, G., Pellegrini, A. & Grieco, M. A case of Y-shaped left coronary artery (Vesperugo pipistrellus embryo). Vichows Archiv A Pathol Anat 408, 555–558 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00705308
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